Kendall Graveman (left), Ben Bracewell and the Mississippi State baseball team rallied around fan Donnie 'Doc' Prisock this season.

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@clarionledger.com

Two days before Kendall Graveman threw the first pitch of Mississippi State's postseason run, he sat in the third base dugout at Dudy Noble Field wiping tears from his eyes.

Instead of the month-long journey ahead of him, one that would end in Mississippi State's first appearance in the College World Series finals, he focused on three seconds that had transpired nearly 60 years ago. Three seconds that changed Graveman's future, the baseball program and forever the life of Donnie 'Doc' Prisock.

"(Doc) had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck when he was coming out at birth for two ...